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>> unless the economy improves, it will be the economy. if it is beyond the economy, i think health care might be an issue. whatever democrat runs probably voted for it. whatever republican runs did not vote for it. i do not think guns will be a big issue unless there is a lot of administrative action taken by this president that is going to turn gun owners off. then the president could raise it to a big campaign issue. i do not think any action by congress will raise it to a big campaign issue. >> i wanted to ask the questions about immigration reform. a group of eight senators are trying to draft legislation and take the lead on this issue. were you asked to be in the group? >> i was not. i suppose i could have volunteered. as ranking member, particularly being ranking member of the judiciary committee, it is more ideologically divided. i think i have to be a person that is an honest broker. i am going to look at it from the standpoint of my participating in the 1986 act and try to make sure some of the things that were common then that
>> unless the economy improves, it will be the economy. if it is beyond the economy, i think health care might be an issue. whatever democrat runs probably voted for it. whatever republican runs did not vote for it. i do not think guns will be a big issue unless there is a lot of administrative action taken by this president that is going to turn gun owners off. then the president could raise it to a big campaign issue. i do not think any action by congress will raise it to a big campaign...
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you will help us grow our economy, strengthen our middle- class. so that is what comprehensive immigration reform looks like. smarter enforcement, at a pathway to earn citizenship, improvements in the legal immigration system so that we continue to be a magnet for the best and brightest all around the world. it is pretty straightforward. the question now is simple. do we have the result -- resolve as a people, as a country, as a government, to finally put this behind us? i believe that we do. [applause] i believe that we do. [applause] i believe we are finally at the moment where comprehensive immigration reform is within our grasp. but i promise you this, the closer we get, the more emotional this debate will become. immigration has always been an issue that inflames passions. that is not surprising. there are few things that are more important to us as a society than who gets to come here and call our country home. who gets the privilege of becoming a citizen of the united states of america. that is a big deal. when we talk about that in the abst
you will help us grow our economy, strengthen our middle- class. so that is what comprehensive immigration reform looks like. smarter enforcement, at a pathway to earn citizenship, improvements in the legal immigration system so that we continue to be a magnet for the best and brightest all around the world. it is pretty straightforward. the question now is simple. do we have the result -- resolve as a people, as a country, as a government, to finally put this behind us? i believe that we do....
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it could weaken our economy. a could cost us jobs. not just now, but in the future. what we need is a balanced approach. an approach that says let's cut would we can afford, but make the investments we cannot afford to live without. investment in education, research thomas development. -- of research, development. republicans and democrats have worked together to reduce our deficit by $2.5 trillion. that is a good start, but to get the rest of the way, we need a balanced set of reforms. for example, we need to lower the cost of health care like programs like medicare. we cannot pass the burden. these reforms must go hand-in- hand with eliminating excess spending in our tax code so that the wealthiest cannot take advantage of loopholes and reductions that are not available to most americans. 2012 can be a year of solid growth and more jobs and higher wages. -- 2013 can be a year of solid growth and more jobs and higher wages. everyone in washington needs to focus on what is right for the country, on what is right for you and your families. that is how we will get our
it could weaken our economy. a could cost us jobs. not just now, but in the future. what we need is a balanced approach. an approach that says let's cut would we can afford, but make the investments we cannot afford to live without. investment in education, research thomas development. -- of research, development. republicans and democrats have worked together to reduce our deficit by $2.5 trillion. that is a good start, but to get the rest of the way, we need a balanced set of reforms. for...
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what's up with the economy? in washington, bipartisanship roars back. >> for the first time ever, there's more political risk in opposing immigration reform than in supporting it. >> the issue of immigration is not a simple one but i think we have the opportunity to do it right and -- gwen: will immigration reform finally happen? and chuck hague 's rocky confirmation hearing. >> please answer the question. were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder since vietnam? yes or no? >> my reference to -- >> are you going to answer the question senator hagel? the question ask were you right or wrong? gwen: the president's pentagon choice finds hit -- his worst enemies in his own party. covering the week, david wessel of "the wall street journal." vaughn johnson of national joran. kirn tumulty of the national post and doyle mcmanus of the national times. >> award-winning reporting and nanls -- analysis, covering history as it happens. live in our nation's c
what's up with the economy? in washington, bipartisanship roars back. >> for the first time ever, there's more political risk in opposing immigration reform than in supporting it. >> the issue of immigration is not a simple one but i think we have the opportunity to do it right and -- gwen: will immigration reform finally happen? and chuck hague 's rocky confirmation hearing. >> please answer the question. were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the...
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economy is a puzzling thing. today it added 157,000 jobs but the unemployment rate kicked up to 7.9%. also today the dow industrial average closed above 14,000 for the first time in five years, yet the government reported this week that the economy contracted in the fourth quarter of last year for the first time since 2009. so as congress agrees to delay a showdown over the debt ceiling and faces a march 1 deadline for across the board spending cuts, what to make of this darned economy, david? >> am i supposed to answer that? it is confusing. the stock market is up. employers are hiring, very slowly. the government now tells us that hey -- they hired a lot more last year than previously believed. auto seafls are up 14% from last year. housing sales are coming back. on the other hand the economy took a pause at the end of last year? unemployment is very high, 7.9%. among men between 25 and 54 one out of six is not working. so i think when you cut through all this what do you see? well, the stock market is going li
economy is a puzzling thing. today it added 157,000 jobs but the unemployment rate kicked up to 7.9%. also today the dow industrial average closed above 14,000 for the first time in five years, yet the government reported this week that the economy contracted in the fourth quarter of last year for the first time since 2009. so as congress agrees to delay a showdown over the debt ceiling and faces a march 1 deadline for across the board spending cuts, what to make of this darned economy, david?...
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if we're going to boost the economy, create some dynamism in the economy, increasing the number of high school-- is pretty of the only level we have, there is a strong economic argument. my only fear is we get distracted by secondary and tertiary issues like what kind of fence is built and what triggers to what, and so far the debate is being shifted to the other issues, and missing the main benefit of an immigration reform bill which is the dignity of the people who are here but also the economic growth we get out of it. >> david makes a good case. the reality is that the republicans are twice had romney as a potential nominee. they chose him in 2012, 2008 and 2012, he had been the most get tough on the illegal immigrants, undocumented immigrants, illegals as he called them. accused john mccain of want to give social security, accused mike huckabee selling out in the dream act in arkansas. really most strident and we saw what happened. it's not simply, judy, hispanics. the country will be 9% asian in 2050. the electorate will be. that is a group of voters who have helped even more alie
if we're going to boost the economy, create some dynamism in the economy, increasing the number of high school-- is pretty of the only level we have, there is a strong economic argument. my only fear is we get distracted by secondary and tertiary issues like what kind of fence is built and what triggers to what, and so far the debate is being shifted to the other issues, and missing the main benefit of an immigration reform bill which is the dignity of the people who are here but also the...
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we can barely get the economy to grow. it was 2.4% last year, then 1.8%, if that, maybe even less this year. despite all the stimulus. so the economy is continuing slow, it is not even staying flat. >> so you are saying we are in for several quarters of low growth? >> we hope it is going to be several quarters of low growth. anything can happen in an economy this fragile that can turn it into a recession i don't that would be a double dip recession. >> that's right. it would be. >> is that your prediction? >> no i don't know. >> i know you don't know. where do you think the odds are? >> i think the economy is going to stay very weak and any single event the collapse of the spanish banking system or what have you, any single event will create such a lack of confidence in the economy you'll have a big cut back. >> in what the federal review is saying in view of 2011, should i review that history with you? >> by all means. >> recently released fed minutes show how wrong the fed was in 2011 about the depth of the crisis. they
we can barely get the economy to grow. it was 2.4% last year, then 1.8%, if that, maybe even less this year. despite all the stimulus. so the economy is continuing slow, it is not even staying flat. >> so you are saying we are in for several quarters of low growth? >> we hope it is going to be several quarters of low growth. anything can happen in an economy this fragile that can turn it into a recession i don't that would be a double dip recession. >> that's right. it would...
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but you can be very tough about it. >> all you need to stem the flow of immigration is an economy like the one we had this country for the fst 10 years iin the 21st century. that will do it. the idea of coming to share in americican prosperity and was quickly dashed. let's be blunt about this, mitt romney ran an entire campaig for the nomination based upon his all-out opposition to illegal immigration, tarnishingng his opponents rick perry, john mccain in 2008 accusing of wanting to give social security to aliens, as he called them. tarnishing newt gingrichn 2012, mike huckabee. itit was always the $10100,00 gift to these people to go to states' rights. the republicans understand th now. john mccain was blunt about it, that his own state is going blew in a hurry o on us republicans make a dramatic difference. one figureo remember. 1960the countr was 3.5% hispanic. in 2011, 17%. in 2050, it wiwill be 29%. whitesill have gone from 85% of the national population, down to 40% inn that 90 yr time span. >> interesting numbers. >> yes, but we will be kind. [laughter] >> say that in spanish. [
but you can be very tough about it. >> all you need to stem the flow of immigration is an economy like the one we had this country for the fst 10 years iin the 21st century. that will do it. the idea of coming to share in americican prosperity and was quickly dashed. let's be blunt about this, mitt romney ran an entire campaig for the nomination based upon his all-out opposition to illegal immigration, tarnishingng his opponents rick perry, john mccain in 2008 accusing of wanting to give...
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-- attrition in illegal immigration is due to the economy. you have to look at the resources he put innd successes. at some point, it is a case of diminishing returns. you cannot make it like east berlin on the border. it is too big of a border and we cannot do that, but you can be very tough about it. >> mark? >> all you need to stem the flow of immigration is an economy like we had for the first 10 years of the 21st century. the idea of coming into america d share in prosperity was quicy dashed. mitt romney ran an entire campaign for the nomination based upon his opposition to illegal immigration, tarnishing his opponents. john mccain, rick perry, accusing them of wanting to give amnesty to aliens. newt gingrich, tarnishing mike huckabee. it was always the $100,000 gift for these people to go to school. the republicans understand this now. john mccn was blunt about it. his own state is going flu in a hurry unless republicans make a dramatic -- blue in a hurry on the republicans make a dramatic difference. 1993, the country was 3.5% hispanic
-- attrition in illegal immigration is due to the economy. you have to look at the resources he put innd successes. at some point, it is a case of diminishing returns. you cannot make it like east berlin on the border. it is too big of a border and we cannot do that, but you can be very tough about it. >> mark? >> all you need to stem the flow of immigration is an economy like we had for the first 10 years of the 21st century. the idea of coming into america d share in prosperity...
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. >> consumer reports say small engines may not deliver the speed or fuel economy they claim saying the tests show turbo charged models from ford, hyundai, and kia fall short of expectations and the chevrolet turbo charged got little extra power than the models with conventional engines. a four cylinder from bmw does deliver of good fuel economy and acceleration according to consumer reports. >> the worker who goal from a construction site survived the fall because of plastic. the worker plunged 30' from this building into plastic sheeting wrapped around the site he worked on. he was tangled in the heavy duty plastic and was cut free despite the padded landing, he was taken to the hospital but is expected to be okay. >> a bit of good luck. >> the san francisco 49ers' season ended in pride and heartbreak. the last duty the niners have to handle this morning. >> week long hostage stand off comes to a dramaticnd in alabama with new develop ♪ i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! my bowl, my spoons! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choos
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it will be about the economy. there was a decrease military spending as we get prepared for this absurd sequestration idea. the state department, we cannot look at military programs that are producing weapons but we can look at people being furloughed. we can look at cutting back on security, has been a challenge we have inherited over the years and which i tried to explain to the congress. can look at the cutbacks in passports the american people deserve us to provide and on and on and on. we are 1/13 of the defense apart and budget. will we do affects americans'. it's not just programs over there. it's what we do it through those programs that make it possible for us to have jobs and travel easily. thank you for asking. this is a government wide challenge. i was giving a speech in hong kong and all these sophisticated investors and officials were lined up to say, "is the united states going to default on its credit?" i said we will never do that. oh, lord, please be -- [laughter] are we going to have mindless se
it will be about the economy. there was a decrease military spending as we get prepared for this absurd sequestration idea. the state department, we cannot look at military programs that are producing weapons but we can look at people being furloughed. we can look at cutting back on security, has been a challenge we have inherited over the years and which i tried to explain to the congress. can look at the cutbacks in passports the american people deserve us to provide and on and on and on. we...
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if we're going to boost the economy, create some dynamism in the economy increasing the number of high school-- is pretty of the only level we have there is a strong economic argument. my only fear is we get distracted by secondary and tertiary issues like what kind of fence is built and what triggers to what and so far the debate is being shifted to the other issues and missing the main benefit of an immigration reform bill which is the dignity of the people who are here but also the economic growth we get out of it. >> david makes a good case. the reality is that the republicans are twice had romney as a potential nominee. they chose him in 2012 2008 and 2012, he had been the most get tough on the illegal immigrants undocumented immigrants illegals as he called them. accused john mccain of want to give social security accused mike huckabee selling out in the dream act in arkansas. really most strident and we saw what happened. it's not simply judy hispanics. the country will be 9% asian in 2050. the electorate will be. that is a group of voters who have helped even more alienated fro
if we're going to boost the economy, create some dynamism in the economy increasing the number of high school-- is pretty of the only level we have there is a strong economic argument. my only fear is we get distracted by secondary and tertiary issues like what kind of fence is built and what triggers to what and so far the debate is being shifted to the other issues and missing the main benefit of an immigration reform bill which is the dignity of the people who are here but also the economic...
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need for a modernized guest worker program to ensure those who want to immigrate legally to make the economy do so in the future, and, finally, the president's speech believes reforming immigration quickly is more important than reforming immigration rights." your response? >> i agree with what senator rubio said. i disagree with chris. the federal law is clear. if you're not an individual who has been here on a permanent green card for more than five years, the state can't consider you giving you any type of government assistance, period. that's what got us set forward. i don't know where the 2.6 trillion mark comes from. i know in loss wages, we are losing certain revenue that comes into the tax system. quite frankly, the president does need to look at the fact that congress is going to shake the bill. the elected legislature or house of representatives in a congress to lead us in that exercise with the american people, and that's what we have to get to. you know, lou, i think the president did make a good speech, yet again, but speeches are not actions. actions need to -- lou: you said it
need for a modernized guest worker program to ensure those who want to immigrate legally to make the economy do so in the future, and, finally, the president's speech believes reforming immigration quickly is more important than reforming immigration rights." your response? >> i agree with what senator rubio said. i disagree with chris. the federal law is clear. if you're not an individual who has been here on a permanent green card for more than five years, the state can't consider...
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but you can be very tough about it. >> all you need to stem the flow of immigration is an economy like the one we had in this country for the first 10 years of the 21st century. the idea of coming to an share an american prosperity was quickly dashed. let's be blunt about this, mitt romney ran an entire campaign for the nomination based upon his all-out opposition to illegal immigration, tarnishing his opponents. rick perry, john mccain in 2008, he accused of wanting to give social security to illegal aliens, as he called them. newt gingrich, mike huckabee. was always the $100,000 gift to these people to go to schools. the republicans understand this now. john mccain was blunt about it. his own state is going blue in a hurry, unless republicans make a dramatic difference. in 1960, the country was 3.5% hispanic. in 2011, it was 17%. in 2050, it will be 29%. whites will have gone from 85% of the national population, down to 40% in the 90-year span. >> interesting numbers. >> yes, but we will be kind. [laughter] >> say that in spanish. [laughter] >> my brothers and i will be kind. look, t
but you can be very tough about it. >> all you need to stem the flow of immigration is an economy like the one we had in this country for the first 10 years of the 21st century. the idea of coming to an share an american prosperity was quickly dashed. let's be blunt about this, mitt romney ran an entire campaign for the nomination based upon his all-out opposition to illegal immigration, tarnishing his opponents. rick perry, john mccain in 2008, he accused of wanting to give social...
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. >> president obama missed a great opportunity today to help our economy. this was supposed to be the day that the president submitted his budget to the congress. but it's not coming. it's going to be late. and some reports say that it could be as long as a month late. i think that's too bad. our economy could use some presidential leadership right now. >> all right, not just speaker boehner had the budget committee chairman, paul ryan says he's disappointed but not surprised. he notes the president has failed to submit his budget on time now in four out of the last five years. the white house hasn't been willing to say so far when the budgets will come out. tomorrow the house is going to vote on a bill that calls on the president to present a plan that will ultimately balance the budget. >>> president obama's pressing forward on two other issues he put front and center so far. immigration reform and gun control. today the president's going to meet at the white house for progressive and labor leaders and then separately he's going to get together with a doz
. >> president obama missed a great opportunity today to help our economy. this was supposed to be the day that the president submitted his budget to the congress. but it's not coming. it's going to be late. and some reports say that it could be as long as a month late. i think that's too bad. our economy could use some presidential leadership right now. >> all right, not just speaker boehner had the budget committee chairman, paul ryan says he's disappointed but not surprised. he...
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but the surge was on less encouraging news on an economy that is so very 1ru8 vulnerable. joining us now is a fox news contributor. thanks for joining us, gary. >> my pleasure, thank you. >> begin by explaining to all of us what led to the surge what happened? >> the you surge has been going on for a good couple of years now with intermittent corrections and i think it more has to do with the fed printing a lot of money. we're talking about a trillion dollars. you also have europe and you also have japan and other countries doing the same. that is lick which phying markets and it's going right into the market. i think the problem going forward, look, i think emotion you know, will lift markets higher. there's disconnect with the numbers on the economy 7.9% unemployment is not a very good number. i think eventually moment is on the upswing. >> heather: take a look at the january unemployment report. it was just released yesterday. 157,000 jobs created but not enough to keep the unemployment rate steady as you mentioned. it ticked up 7.9% from 7.8 last month, so why are we s
but the surge was on less encouraging news on an economy that is so very 1ru8 vulnerable. joining us now is a fox news contributor. thanks for joining us, gary. >> my pleasure, thank you. >> begin by explaining to all of us what led to the surge what happened? >> the you surge has been going on for a good couple of years now with intermittent corrections and i think it more has to do with the fed printing a lot of money. we're talking about a trillion dollars. you also have...
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seven of the 10 fastest-growing economies in the world are in africa. other countries are doing everything they can to help their company win contracts and invest in an emerging market. other countries still are engaged in a very clear and relentless economic diplomacy. we should too and increasingly we are. and make no mistake, but there is a crucial strategic dimension to this development work as well weak states represent some of our most significant threats. we have an interest in strengthening in them and building more capable partners that can tackle their own security problems at home and in their neighborhoods. and economics will always play a role in that. next, think about energy and climate change. managing the world's energy supply in a way that minimizes conflict and supports economic growth while protecting the future of our planet is one of the greatest challenges of our time. so we are using high-level international diplomacy and grassroots partnerships to curb carbon emissions and other causes of climate change. we created a new bureau
seven of the 10 fastest-growing economies in the world are in africa. other countries are doing everything they can to help their company win contracts and invest in an emerging market. other countries still are engaged in a very clear and relentless economic diplomacy. we should too and increasingly we are. and make no mistake, but there is a crucial strategic dimension to this development work as well weak states represent some of our most significant threats. we have an interest in...
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the economy is not sparkling, and yet the dow pushed past the 14,000 mark, why? >> there's a couple things, friday is a perfect example. we had that big nonfarm's payroll which everyone was focusing on. it's a number you want to see being positive. what we got was plus 154 which in an odd way saefrs everybody, we're getting a positive number, so that's good. but the number's not good enough for the fed to pull back on stimulus. they're getting it from both ends. they're getting the positive return on jobs growth, and also getting the continued stimulus from the fed, which is going to do nothing but pin to push risk assets hire. that being said, the market does and the economy does in this country begin to feel like it's starting to turn the corner. not very quickly, certainly there's a long road ahead, the sense is, the conversation and chatter is that things down the road look better. as you know, the market is a discounting mechanism, it's not looking at today or tomorrow, it's already done that, it's looking out six months, eight months, what does it see? >> t
the economy is not sparkling, and yet the dow pushed past the 14,000 mark, why? >> there's a couple things, friday is a perfect example. we had that big nonfarm's payroll which everyone was focusing on. it's a number you want to see being positive. what we got was plus 154 which in an odd way saefrs everybody, we're getting a positive number, so that's good. but the number's not good enough for the fed to pull back on stimulus. they're getting it from both ends. they're getting the...
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so, what we really need is growth to come back into the economy. for me, ronald reagan, margaret thatcher, said let people keep more of their own money and then people invest in their businesses or invest in themselves go out to dinner, a movie. thatthat's economic growth. >> you're absolutely correct. and look, the numbers are clear. if we were growing at three to four, five%, which is not out of the realm of possibility, happened under ronald reagan -- we could grow our way out of this problem. eric, you're not going to be able to tax your way out or cut your way out of this. we have to create growth. how could we create going to? unfortunately the head of the imf told us we need confidence in our currency, we need confidence in legislation coming out of washington, dc. you know from fox business, the balance sheets look very good in corporate america right now. if they had some stability from a government and people had money to spend, we'd grow our way right out of this. >> more money to spend, more things to buy, more economic activity. today
so, what we really need is growth to come back into the economy. for me, ronald reagan, margaret thatcher, said let people keep more of their own money and then people invest in their businesses or invest in themselves go out to dinner, a movie. thatthat's economic growth. >> you're absolutely correct. and look, the numbers are clear. if we were growing at three to four, five%, which is not out of the realm of possibility, happened under ronald reagan -- we could grow our way out of this...
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we see more paths to power opening up as nations gain influence through the strength of their economies rather than their militaries and political and technological changes are empowering non-state actors like activists, corporations and terrorist networks. at the same time, we face challenges from financial contagion to climate change to human and wildlife trafficking that's still across borders and defy unilateral solutions. as president obama has said, the old post-war architecture is crumbling under the weight of new threats, so the geometry of global power has become more distributed and diffuse as the challenges we face have become more complex and cross-cutting. so the question we ask ourselves every day is what does this mean for america? and then we go on to say, how can we advance our own interests and also uphold a just, rules-based international order, a system that does provide clear rules of the road for everything from intellectual property rights to freedom of navigation to fair labor standards. simply put, we have to be smart about how we use our power, not because we h
we see more paths to power opening up as nations gain influence through the strength of their economies rather than their militaries and political and technological changes are empowering non-state actors like activists, corporations and terrorist networks. at the same time, we face challenges from financial contagion to climate change to human and wildlife trafficking that's still across borders and defy unilateral solutions. as president obama has said, the old post-war architecture is...
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the economy began to get better. i did not see him spending a lot of time talking about gay rights during the election. i did not hear him talk very much about gun control. i think it was mentioned once in one of the debates. i think they thought they had to get -- what they concentrated on, in some ways, this was not so much an election about issues as it was about identifying their voters and getting their voters to the polls and recognizing the demographics in this country were changing dramatically. they figured that out and how to get people to the polls and republicans did not do as well. i think the core of the president's message was the economy. >> the last question because we are running out of time. >> this is for martha raddatz. you seem to have gotten a lot of criticism during the vice- presidential debate, allowing joe biden to run all over you. the cost of laughing and the interrupting of paul ryan, particularly when he was talking about an armed iran. how can you say you had any control over that what
the economy began to get better. i did not see him spending a lot of time talking about gay rights during the election. i did not hear him talk very much about gun control. i think it was mentioned once in one of the debates. i think they thought they had to get -- what they concentrated on, in some ways, this was not so much an election about issues as it was about identifying their voters and getting their voters to the polls and recognizing the demographics in this country were changing...
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you'll help us grow our economy. you'll help us strengthen our middle class. so that's what comprehensive immigration reform looks like. smarter enforcement. a pathway to earned citizenship. improvements in the legal immigration system so that we continue to be a magnet for the best and the brightest all around the world. pretty straightforward. the question now is simple. do we have the resolve as a people, as a country, as a government to finally put this issue behind us? i believe that we do. i believe that we do. i believe we are finally in a moment where comprehensive immigration reform is within our grasp. but i promise you this. the closer we get, the more emotional this debate is going to become. immigration's always been an issue that enflames passions. that's not surprising. you know? there are few thing that is are more important to us as a society than who gets to come here and call our country home. who gets the privilege of becoming a citizen of the united states of america. that's a big deal. when we talk about that in the abstract, it's easy so
you'll help us grow our economy. you'll help us strengthen our middle class. so that's what comprehensive immigration reform looks like. smarter enforcement. a pathway to earned citizenship. improvements in the legal immigration system so that we continue to be a magnet for the best and the brightest all around the world. pretty straightforward. the question now is simple. do we have the resolve as a people, as a country, as a government to finally put this issue behind us? i believe that we...
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blaming the president for the economy. now we see that his policies have actually worked but they are moving us forward, that we are coming out of this slump. so it takes away a lot of that ammunition as well. >> now, abby, we see that even a gallup poll says americans are feeling more positive about the economy, more positive than they have since january of 2008. yet the gop came out from the beginning slamming the president's handling of the economy. listen to this. >> this president tried, but he didn't understand what it takes to make our economy work. >> we have a president who believes in a european socialist model. >> we got a president living at 1600 pennsylvania avenue that just doesn't understand our economy. >> this might be the last election to turn the nation around before we go down the road to socialism. president obama and his socialist policies must be stopped. >> so the gop's slamming the president hard. they were supposed to be the gop fix-it party on the economy. your father was ridiculed by the far rig
blaming the president for the economy. now we see that his policies have actually worked but they are moving us forward, that we are coming out of this slump. so it takes away a lot of that ammunition as well. >> now, abby, we see that even a gallup poll says americans are feeling more positive about the economy, more positive than they have since january of 2008. yet the gop came out from the beginning slamming the president's handling of the economy. listen to this. >> this...
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the economy grows more slowly. government is a significant part of the economy. and if we learned anything, which you suggest we haven't, if we were going to learn from this, what we would learn is in fact you cut the government spending at a time like this you're going to grow more slowly. now the sequester threatens $85 billion of cuts in 2013. and most estimates are that could take another half of a percentage point off of gdp. like i said, if we're growing at somewhere around 1.2% we can't afford that. why is the market -- the dow hit 14,000 today, doing very, very well. >> i think i can explain it. >> explain it, enlighten me. >> so far, we have been talking exclusively about the united states. although i did mention austerity and europe. but corporate profitability is doing well. well, if you're a multi-national corporation that can sell into developing economies in asia, for example, then your profitability doesn't depend on the united states getting it right. it doesn't depend on the congress rejecting austerity. what it does is go where there is growth.
the economy grows more slowly. government is a significant part of the economy. and if we learned anything, which you suggest we haven't, if we were going to learn from this, what we would learn is in fact you cut the government spending at a time like this you're going to grow more slowly. now the sequester threatens $85 billion of cuts in 2013. and most estimates are that could take another half of a percentage point off of gdp. like i said, if we're growing at somewhere around 1.2% we can't...
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give fact that the fuel economy standards aren't fuel economy standards -- [inaudible] said previously about trying to get more drop in fuels to the market would seem to be a way to achieve that standard. if you're going forward in the mid course contradiction, you know, 40 miles per hour with the total renewable meets the goal anyway. so i would like to get your comment on that. also, given the fact that the new turbo charged engine to operate peek efficiency need higher combustion and of course contain. do you have any thought to having a new fuel through tier three that would have the higher of course october -- of blank you're points are excellent ones. i think try to address it to be clear we support the drop in can be properly processed not just arbitrary produce drop in. we have to do it open-mindedly. with a specific of course contain that is dangerous the same carbon tanks. yeah. we could do better with better design fuels, that's for sure. octane is very important, but what we need most is we need to have narrowly specified fuel so we can optimize to that fuel. it doesn't mak
give fact that the fuel economy standards aren't fuel economy standards -- [inaudible] said previously about trying to get more drop in fuels to the market would seem to be a way to achieve that standard. if you're going forward in the mid course contradiction, you know, 40 miles per hour with the total renewable meets the goal anyway. so i would like to get your comment on that. also, given the fact that the new turbo charged engine to operate peek efficiency need higher combustion and of...
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economy is taking a step forward but some economists say on the a slow path. some say one of the things holding up progress is folks in washington. president obama is calling on lawmakers to work on a balanced approach to deal with the deficit. >> republicans are unwilling to touch revenue. they say let's deficit spend. democrats deficit spend. that is why the country does not trust washington. >> reporter: congress is still working to pass a budget that satisfies both the house and the senate. the president says, if lawmakers can agree to work together, the country's budget issues can be resolved. >> there is a way for us to solve these budget in a responsible way through a balanced approach that the vast majority of people agree with. if we do that, there is no reason why we can't have really strong growth in 2013. we can't have washington dysfunction getting in the way. >> reporter: on monday morning, the commerce department is expected to release factory orders for december. the measure indicates the health of the u.s. manufacturing sector. analysts expect
economy is taking a step forward but some economists say on the a slow path. some say one of the things holding up progress is folks in washington. president obama is calling on lawmakers to work on a balanced approach to deal with the deficit. >> republicans are unwilling to touch revenue. they say let's deficit spend. democrats deficit spend. that is why the country does not trust washington. >> reporter: congress is still working to pass a budget that satisfies both the house and...
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you'll help us grow our economy. you'll help us strengthen our middle class. so that's what comprehensive immigration reform looks like. smarter enforcement. a pathway to earned citizenship. improvements in the legal immigration system so that we continue to be a magnet for the best and the brightest all around the world. pretty straightforward. the question now is simple. do we have the resolve as a people, as a country, as a government to finally put this issue behind us? i believe that we do.
you'll help us grow our economy. you'll help us strengthen our middle class. so that's what comprehensive immigration reform looks like. smarter enforcement. a pathway to earned citizenship. improvements in the legal immigration system so that we continue to be a magnet for the best and the brightest all around the world. pretty straightforward. the question now is simple. do we have the resolve as a people, as a country, as a government to finally put this issue behind us? i believe that we do.
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if huge automatic spending cuts kicks in and the economy slows down, all of us will feel the impact. nearly everyone on both sides in washington would like to avoid that, the question is, how? another day, another dollar, another fiscal fight in washington. the issue now, massive spending cuts. it is called sequestration and we were not supposed to get to this point in the first place. >> this was never intended to happen, it was a proposal that was meant to spur lawmakers into action to come up with a budget that everyone could agree on. >> the congressional budget office warned that the cuts could slow down the economy. $500 billion cited to come out of the defense budget, pentagon leaders are worried about the impact in the military. if congress cannot get a big deal, -- >> then they should pass a smaller package of spending cuts and tax reforms. >> get us through the fiscal year and give congress time to work on a budget. >> we should give them a chance to come up with this budget instead of making indiscriminate cuts now that will cost us jobs and significantly slowed down our r
if huge automatic spending cuts kicks in and the economy slows down, all of us will feel the impact. nearly everyone on both sides in washington would like to avoid that, the question is, how? another day, another dollar, another fiscal fight in washington. the issue now, massive spending cuts. it is called sequestration and we were not supposed to get to this point in the first place. >> this was never intended to happen, it was a proposal that was meant to spur lawmakers into action to...
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for the future of the economy. stan collender, national director of financial communications, find him on twitter @thebudgetguy. we will tweet his handle richard fowler folks. we appreciate you. thanks for breaking down the numbers for us, stan. >> any time. take care. >> thanks, stan. >> we will be back on the bill press show after this break. don't go anywhere. >> heard around the country and seen on current t.v. this is "the bill press show." [ music ] (vo) current tv gets the converstion started next. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the troops love me. the sweatshirt is nice and all but i could use a golden lasso. (vo) only on current tv. [ music ] >> heard around the country and seen on current tv this is "the bill press show." >> we are back on the bill press show in the last couple of minutes that we have. like i told you, folks, 72 hours to the big game, the grid iron. >> i love this music? >> this music wants me to be a sports caster. we are live at the super bowl. >> i could never step in those t
for the future of the economy. stan collender, national director of financial communications, find him on twitter @thebudgetguy. we will tweet his handle richard fowler folks. we appreciate you. thanks for breaking down the numbers for us, stan. >> any time. take care. >> thanks, stan. >> we will be back on the bill press show after this break. don't go anywhere. >> heard around the country and seen on current t.v. this is "the bill press show." [ music ] (vo)...
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economy shrank in the fourth quarter. the first time since the recession ended. the white house cites hurricane sandy and sharp cuts and a short time ago, jay carney laid the blame from republicans. >> at least some of that has to do with the uncertainty created by the prospect. talk about letting the sequester kick in as though it were an acceptable thing. it belies where republicans were on the issue not that long ago. >> reaction from the post, mikes. consider yourself warned. we have seen battles turn into the credit rating and the economy shrinking for the first time since the recession and carney or the white house believes it's a part of this sequestration we are facing. >> it's important to look at the broad trinity economy over the past two years. for every step or two we see data showing a step backwards. that's the way to read the gdp members. it's a data that is going to be adjusted and the headline is not good news. when you look in the numbers and see hurricane sandy played a role. the defense spending played a role as well as the doom and groom. yo
economy shrank in the fourth quarter. the first time since the recession ended. the white house cites hurricane sandy and sharp cuts and a short time ago, jay carney laid the blame from republicans. >> at least some of that has to do with the uncertainty created by the prospect. talk about letting the sequester kick in as though it were an acceptable thing. it belies where republicans were on the issue not that long ago. >> reaction from the post, mikes. consider yourself warned. we...
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seven of the 10 fastest growing economies in the world are in africa. other countries still are engaged in doing everything they can to help their companies with contracts in that emerging market. other countries still are engaged in a very clear and relentless economic diplomacy. we should too and increasingly we are. and make no mistake, path there is a crucial strategic dimension to this development work as well. weak states represent some of our most significant threats. we have an interest in and strengthening them and building more capable partners that can tackle their own security problems at home and in their neighborhoods, and economics will always play a role in that. next, think about energy and climate change. managing the world's energy supplies in a way that minimizes conflict and supports economic growth while protecting the future of our planet is one of the greatest challenges of our time. so we are using both high-level international promising and grassroots partnerships to curb carbon emissions and other causes of climate change. we
seven of the 10 fastest growing economies in the world are in africa. other countries still are engaged in doing everything they can to help their companies with contracts in that emerging market. other countries still are engaged in a very clear and relentless economic diplomacy. we should too and increasingly we are. and make no mistake, path there is a crucial strategic dimension to this development work as well. weak states represent some of our most significant threats. we have an interest...
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it is supposed to stimulate the economy. in its starts falling. government spending in almost every quarter since has been dropping dropping, dropping. this meant that we are spending more and more and more. you're actually spending less. we have big deficits. lori: the decrease in government spending continue to equate it to the government downsizing? many republicans are looking. spending cuts. >> a little bit. it is not drmatic. it is not the size of government is falling of a cliff, his traveling down, not up. lori: the senate approved a house plan to approve the debt ceiling and hold off on congressional pay if they don't get a budget deal for the next ten years. you say this is more of a risk and even the fiscal cliff was. >> oh, yes. the debt ceiling is a potentially large fiscal contraction like the fiscal cliff was. even bigger, actually, if you do the math. debt ceiling is you cannot borrow, so you have to balance the budget tomorrow. in addition to that, there was the kind of not very real threat that we might default on the national de
it is supposed to stimulate the economy. in its starts falling. government spending in almost every quarter since has been dropping dropping, dropping. this meant that we are spending more and more and more. you're actually spending less. we have big deficits. lori: the decrease in government spending continue to equate it to the government downsizing? many republicans are looking. spending cuts. >> a little bit. it is not drmatic. it is not the size of government is falling of a cliff,...